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Definition of Cardiovascular disease
1. Noun. A disease of the heart or blood vessels.
Specialized synonyms: Cardiopathy, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Hypotension, Aneurism, Aneurysm, Circulatory Failure
Definition of Cardiovascular disease
1. Noun. A disease involving the heart or blood vessels, i.e. arteries and veins, such as coronary heart disease. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Cardiovascular disease
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1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The first objective was to draw up a risk distribution map of Europe that would
help to understand changes in cardiovascular disease mortality. ..."
2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The reason for an extensive review of cardiovascular disease is clear. It is the
leading medical problem in the United States both in terms of numbers ..."
3. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Epidemiologic Evidence of Nonrespiratory Effects cardiovascular disease In adults,
cigarette smoking is a cause of coronary heart disease, arteriosclerotic ..."
4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"The major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease are high blood
pressure, high blood cholesterol, and cigarette smoking. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1917)
"... UTERI AND cardiovascular disease. BY BEN. R. McCLELLAN, MD, Xenia, Ohio.
THE frequent concurrence of ..."
6. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"Influence of cigarette smoking and its cessation on the risk of cardiovascular
disease RALPH S. PAFFENBARGER, JR, RT HYDE, RW LEUNG, DL JUNG, AL WING AND C. ..."
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